Eastern Africa Harm Reduction Conference

The first Regional Eastern Africa Harm Reduction Conference (1st REAHRC) will be 2017 largest regional harm reduction event. It will bring together all those at the heart of HR in the Region.

15 Nov 2017
| Nairobi, Kenya

Being the first of its Kind in the region, the Conference in being hosted by KNCO and Partners at the Kenya School of Monetary Studies. East Africa is beginning to wake up to a forward looking approach in Harm reduction and rug policies, the progress is slow, inresponse the REAHRC will help build a movement that will learn, share and benefit form policies based on human rights and dignity.

The CSTF is a joint initiative of the New York and Vienna NGO Committees on Drugs. To support preparations for the 2019 Ministerial Segment, to be held at the 62nd Session of CND, Global Civil Society Hearings are being held in New York (20th February 2019) and Vienna (26th February 2019).

This event will launch Harm Reduction International's latest report on this issue and discuss how abolishing the death penalty for drug offemnces could serve as an entry point for broader abolition efforts.